Зеленая миля

Chapter 8

           "Paul?DidIhavetheX-ray?"

           "Yes,"Isaid."Itwasclear."

           "Theydidn’tfindatumor?"

           "No,"Isaid."Theysaytheheadacheswilllikelystopnow."

           Besideher,Halburstintotears.

           Shesatforwardandkissedhistemple.Thenhereyesmovedtothecomer."WhoisthatNegroman?Whyisheinthecorner?"

           IturnedandsawJohntryingtogetuponhisfeet.BrutalhelpedhimandJohnmadeitwithafinallunge.Hestoodfacingthewall,though,likeachildwhohasbeenbad.Hewasstillcoughinginspasms,buttheseseemedtobeweakeningnow.

           "John,"Isaid."Turnaround,bigboy,andseethislady."

           Heslowlyturned.Hisfacewasstillthecolorofashes,andhelookedtenyearsolder,likeaoncepowerfulmanatlastlosingalongbattlewithconsumption.Hiseyeswerecastdownonhisprisonslippers,andhelookedasifhewishedforahattowring.

           "Whoareyou?"sheaskedagain."What’syourname?"

           "JohnCoffey,ma’am,"hesaid,towhichsheimmediatelyreplied,"Butnotspelledlikethedrink."

           Halstartedbesideher.Shefeltit,andpattedhishandreassuringlywithouttakinghereyesfromtheblackman.

           "Idreamedofyou,"shesaidinasoft,wonderingvoice."Idreamedyouwerewanderinginthedark,andsowasI.Wefoundeachother."

           JohnCoffeysaidnothing.

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